Combination pencil clip and sharpener



June 23, 1942.` G. w. NYBERG ETAL 2,287,703

' COMBINATION PENCIL CLIP AND SHARP'ENER.

4Filed May y11. 1940 *COMBIirrlN PENCIL CLIP AND y y:esmiiuENEia' c c' l `W'.`Nyberg and harles Johnson,` y 11;*1940Q'seria1No.essen` i device.

Patented .limel 23, 1942 c pplication v f This.inventioncrelatestoen/improved combination `pencil'elip and Sharpener. e Ahigeneralobject oftheinvention is` to provide animproved device for usewithan ordinary lead r`pencil and adapted Ato `serve not fonly as a cup. :or noleingthe `peneiiin the users pocket, v

but also as mea tapered writingl Point.

" a. further o'ieciis. tivide a @armed periclfilwclip. and Sharpener having a novel conf Am'itlier;` object is .tofprovide a novel clip Sharpener` which is` inexpensive and. which is ,eiicient in` use. i

other object =character which is adapted while` in `use as a Vclip to beecnveniently released in order to `facilic tate olippingpnto `or removal froma coat pocket ns for sharpening the pencil toY a struction adaptingvfit for economical- @quantityu y `mamifacture,n.and-having but few and easily made parts. which'can be readily assembled.

` odicatinsand-A alternative constructions, we

lhayeshown in the drawingand will herein de-` scribe in detail a" preferred'fembodiment, but

it is to` be understood thatv we donot thereby i intend to limit the invention'to the speciflc form `disclosed but intend tocover-all modications and alternative c :construetions falling Awithin vthe SP I I in the ,appended claims.

As- 'shown by way of example" inthe vdrawing-v,

(a preferred form of the" device'comprises vbut three separately manufactured elongatedV `elements "including abody member` I serving as a base to which are"securedjfa resilient retaining is toprovide adevice oithis` member or spring I6 anda dat knife member or blade I1. Eachof thethree elements of the device is fashioned to enable formation thereof I as e; 'die stamping, and the relationship of' the aneitefaeiiiiate longitudinal adjustment en the j.

Afjiurther' object provide` improved I arrangement insuch a. device for`sniooth, uni- ,y

.formsharpening ofthe pencil,

the accompanying `drawing`-m which;

- 4- `Figure 1 is a sideelev-ational view of a ,devicel :or ilanges` formed-on o'n'eofI the c lrQther objetsland-advantages iwill become` ap-v L i c .parent Vin the following description and from Y.

felementsone to the other is schthat they may be quickly and easily assembled.- lil simple arrangement of bent over flanges and lugs on'the bodyfmember I`5'ho1ds 'the elements'securely together in a' permanent `unit.V The device may serve either as apencil c lip (Fig. l) wherein the retaining spring vI6 serves tohold the device adjustably 'inpla'ceupon a'pencil I8,` or as a. pencil Sharpener (Fig. 3) wherein one end 'ofthe retainingspring I6 stands away from Athe body s member to form therewith'a socket adapted to Vembodying.thefinvention showing its ilse aSa l pencil clip. g I c p l Fig.. 2" is an" opposite side relevatior'ial view :partially broken away for clarity, showipgthe clip invreleasedcposition on the pencil.

I. Fig. 3 isa side elevational View of the 'device showing it innse as apencil Sharpener. 4 c Fig,.4 is an .outer'iace view of the 'devicel a; 5 is aninneiface view of the device.

"through the device.

(iis an enlarged l mgitudinal sectional view rig. 7 .is aftransvese sectional detail view` N.taken substantially along line 'I-'I ofFig. 6.

- 4Fig.8 is alsectional detail view taken snb- L; while the iriventio'fisisgsceptible ef `various.

,istantially along .the transverse line 8`-..8 of Fig. 6. l Fig. 9 is' a sectional detailview'taken in thev 'p'encil I8 relative to sharpening; c v f, In the present instance;` thebody member I5 is formedin a generally tapered elongated shape '(Figs. 4 and 1 0)`.and 4is provided withmeans 4comprising a` pair oiopposed armsIB` foremreceive and.` properly vlocate the point of the fthe knife blade I1 during bracing the'body of the Ipencil I8. The arms I9 may conveniently be formed `as 'integral wing projections from the respective opposite' longi- ,tiidinal margins ofthe body member, and are preferably curved slightly inwardly at their extremities (Fig. 5)* to conform generally to the shape ofthe pencil.. The length of the arms ISI is preferably such vthatfwith the curved ends in embracing` engagement with the pencil', the

inner 4 face of the body member I5 is spaced from the pencil I8. The spring member I6 is disposed within this space,` andacts to -press the pencil the arms I9.

into' engagement with the curvedy extremities of The point gat lwhich the `spring I6 presses f against the pencil'is preferably opposite the free wide end `portion 'of the body member 15, and hence there is a tendency for the narrow end portion of the bodymember to pivotinwardly it and scope of the `invention(as expressed series of spaced lugs 30 and 3I.

toward the pencil so as to grip the coat pocket, indicated at 20. Preferably the narrow end portion of the bodymember I5 is inclined slightly inwardly as shown at 2I, and is formed with an inwardly projecting rounded nib 22.

The spring member I6 herein comprises a leaf spring generally 'similar` in marginal outline to the body member I5, and secured at one end flatwise against the latter for flexure at its free other end between the pencil-embracing arms I9.

The fixed end portion 23 of the spring I6 is sub1 stantially fiat and rectangular in shape, and is-j snugly confined in juxtaposition to the angular The length of the pencil point is limited by a shoulder 34 (Figs. l6, 8 and 10) formed at the inner end of the knife edge, and disposed for end engagement by the lead as the point becomes progressively longer in the course -of sharpening. Shavings from the pencil point may escape freely through' the slot 33 and also through a slot 35 provided for this purpose in the overlying portion of the spring member I6 (Figs. 5, 8 and. 10) At the inner end of the slot 35 the spring member I6 vis formed, with an outwardly pressed longitudinal'rib 36 (Figs. 3, 6 and 10) which defines a -narrow internal groove adapted to receive the nib portion 2! between opposed inwardly project-1.

ing marginal anges 24 on opposite sides ofthe body member I5. Two clamping lugs-or ears 2 5 projecting from the flanges 24 are bent or struck l over the spring end portion 23 to secure the body member I5.and thespring -I5 in rigid permanent assembly.. The free end vpor'tionof .the spring I6 extends along the body member I5 and freely between the arms I9 and normally Consequently, the spring I6 is free to fiexbetween the arms I9 towar d and 'from the body member .|5. `When the pencil I8 is inserted between the arms I9, the spring I5l isexedinwardly toward the bodymember I5, (see Fig. 1) and hence is placed .under a deec` tion tensionftending to urge the nib 22 into clamping psition. "I'he spring I6 is formed at its free extremity with a curved rest 21 seating against and conforming generally to the' transverse shape of one sideofthe pencil I8.

l Intermediate its ends the spring member vI5 Vis bowed transversely to provide .a rounded projec- -ftiont28 adaptedfor engagement with thepencil Il. By. pressing the free outer end of vthe body member I5 toward the pencil as .shownl in Fig. 2, vthevprojection 28 will be caused to engage'the latter, and the anchored endof the spring I6 will be ilexed outwardly to lift the nib` 22 to ef- 'assumesa relative divergent positionas' shown -in- Figsp an d.6.

section during sharpening hasa tendency to force fect release of the arms I9 from binding engagernent. This p errnits tlie fabric of the coatpocket 2B to be inserted between the pencil and the nib 22,` and also` facilitates .adjustment of the clip `along the pencil.

To use the device as a` pencil Sharpener, it is.

removed from .the pencil I B, `an d .the point 4of the pencil is inserted into the flaring socket defined j between-the bodymember I5 and the spring I6 (Fi gs\..3 and')y This brings the pencil point into engagement =withrthe knife blade Il which is secured iiatwise `againstthe inside face of the, body member. As shown (Figs. 6 andv l0), the knife blade I1.is preferably ofa lengthto .extend from the angular nib-carrying portion2l of -the body vmember to a .point beyond thel pencilengaging i arms I9.. andhas an end section 29 interposed between the fixed end `23 ofthe spring' I6 and the body member I5, and hence also secured in position bythe clamping ears 25v (Fig. .9). The -back edge of the knifeblade I1, herein the right hand edge when viewed from the Ainsidefof the clip as in Fig. 5, abuts .the adjacent marginal flange 24, and is further held in position by a Throughout the major portion of its length,

4the blade member I1 is of a `reduced .width, and is formed with alongitudinal knife'edge 32 (Figs. 7

and-10) in registry with a longitudinal slot .33 in thebody member I 5. The arrangement is preferablyl such that the shaving or sharpening action is effected by right hand rotation o1' the pencil in' the socket.

edges of the` arms I9.

,sharpened leadtip of the pencil but to provide ample clearance therefor so as to avoid binding .or jamming and breaking of the tip.

To 'assure smooth, uniform shaving during sharpening, means is provided for properly supporting and centering the tapered pencil point relative to the knife edge 32. As best seen in Figs. 7 and 1 0', such means may include a gauging flange 31 determinative of the'angle of approach of the pencil point `surface and the'knife edge 32.

This flange 31.4 is 'preferably' formed integrally with the body member I5 to project from the inner` 'face "thereof longitudinally along the margin of the slot 33 opposite the knife edge'y 32 and approximately' inthe plane of the edge.

Lateral support'for thepencil' point adjacent to 'thegauging ilange 31 is provided by a curled over lug 38 formed integral vwith they adjacent marginal flange 24. In addition, the' inner facel of the spring'memberIS by reason of its lateral curvature to form the lug 28 is generally concave where it is enga-ged by the pencil point so as to function incooperation withthe gauging flange 31 and the supporting lug 3i!A in centering and supporting the' pencil point with lrespect't'o the'knife edge.

eEndwis're 'pressure applied to Vthe pencil point the body member I5 and the spring member I6 apart dueto the yieldable character of the spring member. Means lestablishing a positive limit upon such' separation is therefore provided pre- 415y apart of l,the vspring member and body member dueto longitudinal pressure of the-pencil point is confined to the limits permitted bythe movement controlling lugs :39" and the inte'rengaging locking ears, wandnotchesruf f' The'body I5 i's formed 'with means t`o facilitate lthe attac1j1r'-nent'l thereto 'oi' adisplay' device 42 (Figsl 1 and 4)"'suchg for example, as an identiation badgeor commercial sloganv or advertising tagV or button. Such a devicel may be ate tachedlfor'use at yconventions and other'special meetings. In the present instance, the relativelywide'end portion of the body member I 5 is formed with a suitably shapedl and dimensioned aperture adapted to'rec'eive the attachment means ofthe display device 42. Through this arrangement the displaydevice 42 is supported "prominently'out in front when the pencil and clip assembly is clipped ln place inthe socket.

, stamping, thejgnnding' pf the knife, dgejbeijng theonly operation other thangstampingrequired for 'sharpeningthe ypointer ,the Dfenci i latter is removed f rom`.the ,devicean between1 saidl springflfmernber" i fqregeing. it will Lbe apparent that invention rncvi Fmmtihe the present vvhich, can be. inexpensively` `mandiactured1 "by: q uantity production in etho'cls and soldati an er thefrmatsA are adaptent@ bejma e as d three v formed parts of'thejdevieeissimplyand easily enfected/.rn'e'rely by alining the parts in' the relative ',psition'smo be fassmed "in the' 'ccm rplateddeviceMidibending'ever, a' Sries, ef preiformedflanges er'` I ugswhich' permanently-v coin'- .and Veiiifeetively-g'rips bliC'fv/allefi the poelget within therpencilinaybe lodged; but adjiistrnent of theclip longitudinallyof the' pencilorLreleaSe thereof from "the lpocket `wall ,may be effected engageable with said spring -lever adjacent onef'endi for, llimiting 'outward movement *thereof under. the' influence ofv endvvise" pressure from the'pencil f pointV diiring' sharpening,4 and' "a. pair of ears projecting laterally from said spring lever adjacent to its Vopposite end 'engageable v.vithsaid arms for limiting outward vmovement of vthe -spring lever, i I

5, In jcombination in a pencilfclip and sharpener device of' the character described, 'an-elongated body member including means for engag ing a pencil when the deviceis used asa pencil lip, Aa'cutting means on said b'o'dym'e'mberja naturallyfan'd Without resistance." `Asa Sharpener,

the device `performs sniciothlyl and unifermly te producaafneat long tapered point' up'o the fpen1-f.q r1-' L f We cl 'masour inventien: f

'1deseribed an elengated bcdyy member` baiting a .pair of; opposed,pencil-embracing' armsat ene said arms. and. harms-ia Afree?, eed. for nsais fand -pressing anassociatedvpen against said arms, a separate knife blade memb rilpfcatedbe- .tengen s aid spring Irneri'ibel and saidb dy member and., fsaid vinemigrar, and ,said l kiiiffeitiad ,permanentie te .2i A pencil ,ciip' anja sharp n said flange said body member.,

3.v In combination` in' described, a bod'y, member having a pair of oppose d peneil-engagingl arms, -cutting means on said body memberbetvveen said arms, a spring member secured at one end to said body member and operable when the device is used as a pencil `in mbinationgm device 'or meenam-eter spring lever' V secured at one Y end' 'i to fsaid'* Abody "member-andadapted 'for a-s'sur'ing- "alv `gripping relationship between "the lpencilvv` and l said engag- I y in'gt means A*andfserving also to hold-th'e pencil point-*in p rperl relation to said'cutting' means 'when'the device `is 'used as-a fslfiamener,y and means engageable withl said` `spring "lever ad# ,jacent to the secured `end 4th'ere'of'fior `limiting separating movement of said spring lever and said bodymember due to axial force 'applied'to th`e-pencil pointl 'during'sharpening'u' w v6"; "A1 pencil clip 'and Sharpener Y"device L 0fY vthe vcharac'tedescribedincIuding,"in combination, 'an

@elongated bddy "memb'erha'ving ia" pair' of pencilengaging armsadj'a'c`ent-to one end thereof, an elongated spring lever secured at eneendadjacent' to the opposite endl of 'said' body'y member andh'aving" a freev yieldablefsectionlying between* said-'arms t engage and'yiel'dablypres's fthe body' 'of an associated l"pencil `against vsaid Varms; 'cuttingfmeans on 's'aid `body" memberopp'ositesaid free 'section of the leveradapted for sharpening -the' point of the` pencil when inserted "b 'etweenfsaidI body member and .said "free section, lafpair-'of 4laterallyprojectingears on said spring lever adjacent to thefree extremityth'ereof, and

s ueviceef asi-herrera opposite end of said-*body member and extend- -'ing freelyr opposite said-'fone'rend fof" the body 1 ing means lnholding the-'device upon'the pencil, anengagementnib at said op'psite end of said member for cooperation `with said pencil-engag- -"body member'beyond the end fsaid spring" lever jand arranged ftoj be` pressed against the body vfof the penc'ilor to-grip the vwall of `a pocket upon clip topress the body of the pencil against said i arms and when the device is used as a Sharpener to assist in locating the pencil pointin sharpening relation vto said cutting means, andv means posed pencil-engaging arms, cutting means on said body member between said arms, a spring leveropera-ble when the'device is used as a pencil clip to press the body of the `pencil against said armsv and when the device isu'sed as asharpener i to assist in locating the pencil point in sharpenf ing relation to saidcutting means, apair of lugs which the assembled pencil and clip may be clipped, and means manipulable by the user for selectively releasing said nib from either the pencil-engaging or pocket-wall gripping relationships thereof.

8. In combination in a combined pencil clip and Sharpener, an elongated body member having a longitudinal slot therein and cutting means along one margin of said slot, means for engaging the clip upon a pencil, said means serving also to assist inA locating the point of` the pencil for sharpening by said cutting means, and additional means along the opposite side of said slot from said cutting means for supporting the pencil point in proper cutting relation to said cutting means.

9. A pencil' clip and Sharpener of the character described comprising, in combination, an

i elongated body member having longitudinal cutting means thereon,`means for connecting thev meansl nis'aid a'rms forengageinent by said 'ears Jto`I imitsepar ber! and 'said spring 1e'ver. l y

I'hifi-*pencilclip and sharpenerdeviceicoxnv'pr-is'ing; "ini combination,"anl elongated? clip Lf'body fhavin'gf'means'` adjacent to 'ione 'end-thereof for "embracing a-pencil,' an eldngatedfspring lever having one endtherebffsecured "adjacent Ato i the deviceto a pencil serving also to locate the point of the pencil with respect to said .cutting means for sharpening, and means cooperating with said last mentioned means to assist in locating the pencil point in proper sharpening position relative to said cutting means. e

10. A pencil clip and sharpening device of the character described comprising, in combination, a bodyimember, ra spring member, meansA cooperating with said spring member for connecting thedevice to a pencil, a knife blade, a series of connecting flanges and lugs for connecting lsaid spring member and said knife blade to said body member'insuch relation that a pencil-point may be inserted between said spring member and said body member to be sharpened by said knife blade, said series includingflanges and lugs adjacent the respective opposite ends of said body member for limiting the outward flexing movement of said spring member when -said device is being used as a pencil Sharpener, and `means for limiting the length of the pencil point.

11. A device of the character described comprising, in combination, an elongated body member having a longitudinal slot therein,-a knifev blade secured to saidbody member at one side of said slot for sharpening apencil point, and

a shoulder on said blade forengagernent by said pencil point to limit the length of .the latter.

12. A pencil clip and sharpening device of the character described comprising, in combination, anelongated body member` having cutting means thereon, anda spring lever s ecured at one end to said body member and projecting divergently therefromfor retaining a pencil point in position to be sharpened by saidv cutting means, said spring lever having an escape opening for material shaved from the pencil point.

13.v A pencil sharpening device including, in` combination, va blade,` a'spring vmember' and a body member cooperating with said blade to form a .socket for receiving and properly locating a pencil point to be sharpened relative to the blade,

said spring member having a bowed cross-section adjacent the sharpened lead tip providing a clearance space to `avoid binding or jamming and breaking of the lead tip.'

14. A. pencil .clip and Sharpener devicecomprising, in combination', an elongated clip body having means adjacent to one end thereoffor embracing a pencil, an elongated spring lever having one end thereof secured adjacent to the opposite end of said body member and extending freely opposite said one end of the lbody member for cooperation with said pencil-engaging means in holding lthe device upon the pencil. an engagement nib at said ,oppositev end ofsaidbody member beyond lthe end of said ,spring lever' and arranged to be 1pressed against the body of vthe pencil or to grip .the wall of a pocket upon which the assembled pencil and vclip may be clipped, said spring lever being arranged to stand away from said one end of said clip body when the device is removedfrom the pencil whereupon the vpencil point may be inserted into the space therebetween, and a knife edge locatedl on said body for sharpeninglthe pencil polntyafter insertion of the latter into saidspace. s g

l 15. Incombination in a pencil elip'andA sharpenerA devicecf the character described, an elongated body member, means on said body providing a knife edge'for sharpening theA point of a pencil, means adjacent to one end ofthe body member for embracing laV pencil, spring means for assisting in such embracing `rof the pencill lying. between, said knife edge means and the embraced pencil, and a nib at the opposite end of the body member for gripping a pocketwall upon which `the pencil vand clip assembly may be carried, saidjbody member and spring means beingv so'related .that by` compressing the spring member said nib may be'released from its gripping relation and'in sharpening the pencil point the pencil must be removed from the device and the point inserted between said body andsaid spring means. f

16. In a device of the character described, the combination of an elongated body member having a. longitudinal slot therein,la knife blade secured tosai'd'body member at one'y'side of said slotfor sharpening a pencil pointga 'gauging flangey extending along' the opposite sidefof said slot for centering the tapered pencil 'point with respect to said knife edge, and means providing lateral vsupport for, said,v pencil point vadjacent said gauging flange.

17. A device .of the character described comprising, in combination, an elongated body Amember havingfa longitudinal slot therein, a 'knife blade secured to saidbody member at one side of said slot forsharpening a pencil point, means for supporting a pencil on said body member,

. and a gauging v flange extending along the opposite side of said 4slot for centering the'vv tapered pencil point relative to s aid knife edge.

' GUSTAF 1Jv.Nrmizno.. y(inmersos JOHNSON. 

